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Upper School

10 years ago

Harker Senior Honored with First Community Service Spotlight Award of the School Year

Senior Mariam Sulakian was recently honored with a Harker Community Service Spotlight Award. During a Monday morning campus meeting in early November, she received…

10 years ago

Nichols Invitational Debate Tournament Attracts Nearly 400 Competitors

Harker hosted the 15th annual Howard and Diana Nichols Invitational Debate Tournament on the last weekend of September. A total of 380 students from 26 California…

10 years ago

Upper School Debate Wraps Up Successful October

Harker debate students continued their successful year at a debate tournament held at the University of the Pacific in Stockton last weekend. Andrew Tierno, grade 10,…

Sports

10 years ago

Merc Recognizes Two Harker Athletes, Frosh Golfer Wins WBAL Championship

This week’s sports scores are hot off the presses – literally! The San Jose Mercury News recognized both an Eagles volleyball player and football player, while a freshman…

Research, Science

10 years ago

Assembly Addresses Nuclear Nonproliferation, Student Group Plans Research for Hiroshima Conference

During a special assembly on Oct. 19, upper school students heard from three representatives of The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS). Based at the…

Performing Arts

10 years ago

Excelsa Quartet Offers Free Workshop to Harker Students

The Maryland-based Excelsa Quartet gave a special workshop to Harker students in early October. Currently a quartet in residence at Stanford University’s Emerging String…

Outreach

10 years ago

Harker Students Featured in Merc for Service Collaborations with Other Schools

Two Harker students were featured in the San Jose Mercury News in early October for extracurricular projects they completed with friends from other schools. Leo…

10 years ago

Student Takes First Place Nationally in InvestWrite Competition

In May, Manthra Panchapakesan, grade 12, was named the state and national first-place winner in the InvestWrite competition, put on by the Securities Industry and Financial…

Student Life

10 years ago

Noted Musician and Humanitarian Speaks to Harker Students

Musician Nimesh “Nimo” Patel gave an inspiring talk to Harker students in early October about his journey from Wall Street to success as a…

Performing Arts

10 years ago

Eight Harker Singers Earn Spots in Regional Honor Choirs, Performance in November

A number of students successfully auditioned for two American Choral Directors Association Coastal Region Honor Choirs. Ishanya Anthapur, grade 12, Madhu Karra, grade 11, and…